The 1888-S Morgan Dollar was struck at the San Francisco Mint with a recorded mintage of 657,000 coins — the 12th-lowest of the 96 circulation-strike issues in the morgan dollar series, and 2% of the 31,990,000 morgan dollars the Mint produced across all facilities in 1888.
A full collector's note for this issue — survival, strike character, and what to check before buying — is on the writing schedule; the figures above are the permanent record.
| Issue | Mint | Mintage |
|---|---|---|
| 1888 Morgan Dollar | Philadelphia | 19,183,000 |
| 1888-O Morgan Dollar | New Orleans | 12,150,000 |
| 1888-S Morgan Dollar | San Francisco | 657,000 |
Mintage figures: United States Mint, Annual Report of the Director of the Mint, cross-checked across independent published references. Specifications: United States Mint coin specifications.